Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15
BRITISH EMIGRATION.

The English. Irish and Scotch emigra.
ton for 1886 will not vary materially
from lO0.OOO in round numbers against
10000 for 1855. Of this England and
Ireland contribute IS per cent each and
scotland 10 per cent. That II large per.
centage Of British emigration coustltu
tes a most desirable element is undeny-
able. The British emigrant comes pos
sessing the knowledge Of the current lam
guage, and i'll addition has emj"yet SUI
perior advantage Of scheduling, over his
continental neighbor who emigrates, and
the result very naturally is that the Eng
lish emigrant, TIC matter what his trade
"r Gu; ing may I've, whether he remains
in the east or comes directly to the north
west to become n farmer, or pur.
sue business, with the advantage Of
schooling and language At once assumes
and rightly = position far in advance Of
other European em,grants. Every pos
sihle effort should be made 10 encourage
and promote this class of British emil
grants to the northwest. The time is
not far distant when under the wise SUI
pervis:on Of the various Irish land assO-
Citations in the United States, we shall
witness the transplsnting Of II better
clss Of Irish to the farming districts in
the north and northwest. This subject
has been, and is now, under mature
consideration by the most competent
and eminent men Of the Irish race in the
United States, which may he taken as u
guaranty for an ultimate practical solu-
ton If this problem. How to stimulate
and build up a desire and voluntary
wish ON the part Of the Irish people to
become farmers, and as such lead u life
If peace and contentment, and further
more, how to best qualify them for n
successful attempt are questions de-
mandlng thoughtful consideration, but
the body of men with this important
subject under consideration are no doubt
equal to the task and we shall snon see
the grand results.
SCANDINAVIAN EMIGRATION.
There arrived in the United States dui-
ing 1882, Scandi navian -migra It's " fol-
lows : swedes, 64,0OO; Norwegia"s, g..
O0O; Danes. 1900: total. 1O4 .0U.
Since 1882 this emigration has steadily
diminished until 1885, when the total
from the three Scandinavia reached
only 4O.UN. The p'st year, however.
there WAS IN increase Of $4,000 over
1885, and the present outlook is that
scandinavian emigration will continue
u increase during 1887, and it would
not I've surprising to see the figure reach
75,OUO. Whether the increase be cam
.inusd beyond 1887 depends entirely OH
the situation in America, particularly
in the north west, the destination Uf the
largest share Of Scandinavian emigrn.
ton, ~ we'll as the conditions in Swe-
den, Norway and Denmark. 1t is need
less to say that the great northwest lU'ks
u Sca,iinav,a for her largest qu,ta Of
foreign emigration.
The emigration work in the interest al
the northwest for several years past has
been left, almost solely. to be done ly
several large railway lines Interested in
the settlement and development Of the
various districts tributary t. these roads,
and it must be admitted, ~ the results
confirm il, that the work has been intel.
ligen,iy and systematically performed,
but it is n question how long Minneso,a
and Dakota can afford To leave this Ill
important emigration work u the rail
way corporations. Quite true there are
commissioners Of emigration and regu'
lar organizations, but the available fund.
are nothing to compare with the require
ments. Nebraska, Kansas aud Texa.
are receiving a very desirable class a,'c
a large percentage Of foreign emigration
including Scandin .v,ans, Germans and
Russians. The British northwest, sup
ported by the home and Dominion gov
ernmsnts and the great Canadian Pacific
railway, are making extraordinary IF
forts, regardless Of cost. for the promo
ton of emigration to the agriculture
sections If the Canadian Pacific, Will
keen competition for emigration on thu
south and the north, is it not high TIM
that the American northwest organic
for all aggressive emigration work?
The total amount Of foreign emigrant
to the United States for the past 81,
years, is as follows
= 1888, 90
1888 $4,000
1884. j. $500
1855. ,395. 90
. 1856. 4l5,OO
As predicted in our last years em,gra
ton review, the year 1885 witnessed tn
lowest point in five years, and we ma,
confidently exuec hi increase for sever